I want to protect you and your loved ones from becoming victims of crimes by the catholic church and all abusers of human beings. I want to give survivors of sexual and physical abuse a voice to be heard all over the world. All abuse of children and adults by religious groups and by any organization or individual must be stopped. We can add our voices to a growing, worldwide community of people who want truth and justice. Please share your experiences with me and others on this blog.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Who loves #NewYork? – #SOL makes it a safe haven for #childsexabusers

Pass Child Victim's Act in New York

I
wrote on my post (FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015) about the difficulty getting justice for
children murdered and abused by priests and nuns in New York. High level political figures are very
friendly with the catholic church. Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York (known for his cover-ups of pedophile
priests), and several other high-ranking bishops socialize with Andrew Cuomo, Governor
of New York and other politicians at the
Executive Mansion. Cuomo said he “looks
forward to continuing to work closely with them during his administration.”

Basically,
the State of New York belongs to the catholic church. I know, and other victims of the catholic
church know, how difficult it is to get justice for the crimes committed
against us in New York. There is no separation of the catholic church and the state. What’s true in NY is repeated all over the
world.

Tzedek
tzedek tirdof, justice justice you shall pursue. (The Torah)

Rabbi
Ari Hart, writing in the New York Daily News (5/1/16) knows it is time to stop
the child abuse in NY and he is backed by more than 100 Jewish leaders. They
have one voice: to declare their support for statute of limitations (SOL)
reform for child abuse victims in New York State.

Rabbi
Hart says, “After decades of denial, cover-ups and darkness, the light is finally
shining on the scourge of child sexual abuse. Today, we better understand the
high rate of its prevalence, the lasting and far-reaching damage caused by
abusers, and the extreme difficulty survivors face in coming forward and seek
justice. Tragically, New York State’s regressive laws prevent many victims from
getting the justice they deserve and from stopping abusers from causing more
harm.”

Rabbi
Hart, like other advocates for abuse survivors knows that people in their 40s,
50s and 60s (or even older) are only now coming to grips with what happened to
them as children, and only now able to come forward. New York law fails these
victims by giving a victim only five years from the time they enter adulthood
to act. Rabbi Hart and his fellow Jewish leaders strive to be relentless
pursuers of justice by calling on Albany to pass the Child Victim’s Act.

New
York State has been ranked among the very worst, alongside Mississippi, Alabama
and Michigan, for how the courts and criminal justice system treat survivors of
child sex abuse.

Jewish
law does not recognize the concept of a statute of limitations: If a wrong was
committed, if someone has been harmed, they always have the right to seek
justice. However, says Rabbi Hart, “… sometimes our religious institutions and
leaders have been part of the problem. Too often, they have discouraged victims
from going to the police. Too often, they have been enablers or even
perpetrators of abuse.” Pope Francis and catholic leaders don’t have this morality
like these courageous Jewish leaders to admit their guilt.

The
victims have paid the price, now it is time for the abusers to do so. “We must ask ourselves: to which bottom line
are we accountable? Those of profits, of those of the prophets?” says Rabbi
Hart.

The
world has hit the limits of tolerance of the catholic church’s lies and the
lies of any religion or any group that harms children. We need all religions,
all people, to join together to eradicate child abuse all over the globe.

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About Me

When I was three and a half years old, I and my five year
old brother Frankie were raped by a catholic priest and put in St. Agnes Home and School in Sparkill, NY. I was beaten every day and then smothered by a catholic
nun. I didn't die but I was in a coma for almost year, leaving me brain damaged. After we got out, my
brother killed himself because he couldn't help me or accept the abuse we received. I want everyone to know
about the brutality and crime then and still going on in the catholic church. I want to stop
the crimes the church commits against our children and us and get justice for the victims. Give me your ideas
so that we all succeed in making this world safer for our children.